NRW Events Calendar 2025

Every year workplaces, schools, early learning services, community groups, reconciliation groups, and people right across the country host a range of activities and events during National Reconciliation Week (NRW).

The dates for NRW are the same each year: 27 May to 3 June. Look through the calendar to see how you can mark NRW at an event near you.

Hosting your own NRW event? Head to the Events page to add it to the calendar.

Please note: the events on this calendar are not the responsibility of Reconciliation Australia. If you have any questions regarding an event, please contact the organisers.

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Power and Water NRW launch

Raintree Park 20 Knuckey street, Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

We're hosting a vibrant lunchtime event that showcases our initiatives and creates a great opportunity for connection. While designed for employees, everyone is warmly welcome to join, share stories, and enjoy some delicious food. The event will open with a Welcome to Country by a Larrakia Elder, followed by a powerful smoking ceremony. A yarning […]

Copyright & First Nations Art

The ACC presents its annual Copyright & First Nations Arts free webinar on Tuesday 27 May 2025, 1-2 pm AEST.

Reconciliation Week at Worrell Reserve (Wurundjeri Land)

Worrell Reserve Emerald Worrell Reserve, 402 Belgrave-Gembrook Road,, Emerald, Victoria, Australia

Join us for an exciting event, featuring:

Welcome to Country, smoking ceremony, and performance by Djirri Djirri Dancers

Opening of

Reconciliation Week highlights tour

National Portrait Gallery King Edward Terrace, Parkes, Canberra, ACT, Australia

A free highlights tour to discover some of the remarkable, resilient and inspirational First Nations peoples on display

Reconciliation Week Community Colour Run Tamworth

Riverside Sporting Fields Tamworth Goonoo Goonoo Rd, Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia

Join us for our Colour Run and Bubble Run (for younger kids) during Reconciliation Week 2025.

Damper Making with Kaya Carson

Community Centre 99 Loftus Street, LEEDERVILLE, Western Australia, Australia

We would like to invite you to join us for the upcoming Reconciliation Week event – Damper Making with Kaya

Australian Parliament House Illumination

Australian Parliament House Parliament Drive, Canberra, ACT, Australia

A free illumination inspired by the artwork of Michelle Lewis (born 1983), Pitjantjatjara people, Michelle’s Tjala Dreaming (Honey Ant), 2023.

The Psychology of Bridging Now to Next

University of Queensland Social Science Building 24 Rm S304 24 Campbell Rd, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia

An interactive hybrid workshop by psychologists - all welcome who are willing to learn some psychology and take concrete actions!

LEAD NRW Event 2025 – Bridging Now to Next

LEAD Learning Centre Suite 10, 197 Prospect Highway, Seven Hills, New South Wales, Australia

LEAD Professional Development Association Inc. invites you to our 2025 National Reconciliation Week event.

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Paul House with gum leaves and smoke
Paul Girrawah House

Paul Girrawah House has multiple First Nation ancestries from the South-East Canberra region, including the Ngambri-Ngurmal (Walgalu), Pajong (Gundungurra), Wallabollooa (Ngunnawal) and Erambie/Brungle (Wiradyuri) family groups.

Paul acknowledges his diverse First Nation history, he particularly identifies as a descendant of Onyong aka Jindoomang from Weereewaa (Lake George) and Henry ‘Black Harry’ Williams from Namadgi who were both multilingual, essentially Walgalu-Ngunnawal-Wiradjuri speaking warriors and Ngunnawal–Wallaballooa man William Lane aka ‘Billy the Bull’ - Murrjinille.

Paul was born at the old Canberra hospital in the centre of his ancestral country and strongly acknowledges his First Nation matriarch ancestors, in particular his mother Dr Aunty Matilda House-Williams and grandmother, Ms Pearl Simpson-Wedge.

Paul completed a Bachelor of Community Management from Macquarie University, and Graduate Certificate in Wiradjuri Language, Culture and Heritage and Management from CSU.

Paul provided the Welcome to Country for the 47th Opening of Federal Parliament in 2022. Paul is Board Director, Ngambri Local Aboriginal Land Council, Member Indigenous Reference Group, National Museum of Australia and Australian Government Voice Referendum Engagement Group.  

Paul works on country with the ANU, First Nations Portfolio as a Senior Community Engagement Officer

Acknowledgement of Country

Reconciliation Australia acknowledges Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and recognises the continuing  connection to lands, waters and communities. We pay our respect to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures; and to Elders past and present. 

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples should be aware that this website contains images or names of people who have passed away.

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